St Leonards CE Academy

Academy converter·First school Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire·LU7 0AX

School type

First school

Ages 5–9

Key Stage 2 performance

St Leonards CE Academy is a first school for pupils aged 5–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

15 first choices, 27 places

First choices per place

0.56

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 27 places

Applications from another council area

Every child who put St Leonards CE Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 5–9
Pupils on roll: 119
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

10.1%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

8.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Leighton Middle School Leighton Buzzard · 2.1 mi 56.5 Brooklands Middle School Leighton Buzzard · 2.1 mi 35.9 Linslade School Leighton Buzzard · 2.6 mi 53.7 Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · 4.7 mi 28.3 Swallowfield Primary Milton Keynes · 5.0 mi 37.1 Parkfields Middle School Dunstable · 5.3 mi 36.0 Eaton Bray Academy Dunstable · 5.8 mi 28.6 Totternhoe Church of England Academy Dunstable · 6.2 mi 11.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

St Leonards CE Academy is a primary school serving Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 119 pupils aged 5 to 9 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Leonards CE Academy 'Good'.

St Leonards CE Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 15 families who put it first were offered a place. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.